Sussex archaeological collections relating to the history and antiquities of the county (1848) (14751030896)

Identifier: sussexarchaeolog29suss (find matches)

Title: Sussex archaeological collections relating to the history and antiquities of the county

Year: 1848 (1840s)

Authors: Sussex Archaeological Society. 1n

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Publisher: Lewes, Eng. (etc.) Sussex Archaeological Society

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BRITISH DERIVATIVES (SUSSEX).

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UN-INSCRIBED SERIES THE ANCIENT BRITISH COINS OF SUSSEX. 89 (Brass), Stanniim (Tin), whilst the letter B. denotes thatthe metal occurs in Billon, an ancient alloy of tin,copper, and silver. The terms, ring ornament, decoratedring ornament, rosette and pellet, ornamented pellet,star of pellets, have been adopted at Mr. Evans sugges-tion for forms of decoration peculiar to this class ofcoins, and can be better understood, when thej occur inthe text, by reference to the plates, than by an attemptto describe them at lengfth. DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. PLATE L—FIG. 1. Later Greek Art, circ. B.C. 350. j^ 133 grains. Obv.—Laureate bust of Apollo to the right. Rev.—Charioteer in a biga (under the horses body, a helmet); belowthe exergnal line, $IAinnOY. PLATE I.—FIG. 2. Obv. & Eev,—Similar to preceding, but ruder in execution; on thereverse, beneath the body of the horse, a triquetra (or three-legged figure). Although this coin is said to have been found inSurrey, it is nndoubtedly

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